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amaciose · 10-21-2013, 12:36 PM

Hi all,

About a week ago I just picked up my 2013 BRZ in MT, my first manual transmission car. In my limited practice time, I've gotten to taking the car on major roads now, but I noticed that the car seems to jerk a bit when shifting up and down. I've figured it's due to the revs not matching up with the speed I'm going in each selected gear, but it's somewhat nerve racking to just let off the clutch and see where the revs go.

Does anyone have any references or diagrams showing what speeds correlate to which RPM at each gear? I feel if I studied this I would be able to hit target RPMs much easier when shifting up and down.

Any general tips for driving MT would be appreciated as well.

Thanks!

10-21-2013, 12:36 PM	#1
amaciose Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Limited Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 266 Thanks: 224 Thanked 127 Times in 78 Posts Mentioned: 27 Post(s)	BRZ Ratios and Speeds Hi all, About a week ago I just picked up my 2013 BRZ in MT, my first manual transmission car. In my limited practice time, I've gotten to taking the car on major roads now, but I noticed that the car seems to jerk a bit when shifting up and down. I've figured it's due to the revs not matching up with the speed I'm going in each selected gear, but it's somewhat nerve racking to just let off the clutch and see where the revs go. Does anyone have any references or diagrams showing what speeds correlate to which RPM at each gear? I feel if I studied this I would be able to hit target RPMs much easier when shifting up and down. Any general tips for driving MT would be appreciated as well. Thanks!